Unique Roman mask lamp found in Netherlands

Lear Green (circa 1839-1860) was an enslaved African American woman in Baltimore, Maryland, who had herself shipped in a chest to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to escape slavery. Her story is frequently

The German-Soviet War, known in the USSR and today's Russia as the Great Patriotic War or, in Western Europe, as the Eastern Front of the Second World War (1939-45), began in June 1941 with Operation

Chloe Ahmanns Futures After Progress offers a delightful journey into South Baltimores environment and ecology. South Baltimore, due to frequent factory fires, chemical explosions, and aerial pollutan

The Underground Railroad was a decentralized network of White abolitionists, free Blacks, former slaves, Mexicans, Native Americans, and others opposing slavery in the United States who established se

The Battle of Smolensk in August to September 1943 was the second time the Soviet Union and the Third Reich fought over the city on the Dnieper during the Second World War (1939-45). By the summer of

Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593), also known as Kit Marlowe, was one of the most influential dramatists of Elizabethan theatre. Though he is best known for his plays, his poems were very popular in the

The Battle of Kursk (Jul-Aug 1943), which involved nearly 6,000 tanks, was the largest tank battle in history and ended in a decisive victory for the Red Army in WWII (1939-45). Two Axis armies had at

On 5 May 1593, a series of anti-Protestant bills were posted throughout the city of London. One of the bills was written in iambic pentameter and included several references to the works of celebrated

Archaeologists have unearthed a rare Avar-era saber near Székesfehérvár, central Hungary. It was discovered in the grave of an adult male and is the first one of its kind found in the region in 46 years. The grave was discovered as part of the “Cemeteries from Space” program that uses satellite imagery to detect previously … Read the full post →"Rare Avar-era saber found in Hungary"

The Constantinian Excerpts, or Excerpta Constantiniana is the conventional name given to the mid-10th Century Byzantine palace encyclopedia commissioned by the scholar emperor Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus (reign 945-959). It was a work arranged in 53 thematic topics and compiled from historical materials of 23 Greek historians from classical period to the 9th century. As the Latin title Excerpta...

Innovative, a risk-taker, and utterly relentless in her will to overcome all obstacles, one woman not only matched but beat her competitors in the male-dominated champagne industry to establish the brand with the inimitable mango-orange label. Madame Barbe-Nicole Clicquot-Ponsardin (1777-1866), better known to the world by the name of her champagne, Veuve Clicquot ('Widow Clicquot'), was one of...

A Roman-era miniature ship’s prow made of bronze has been discovered in Salzburg’s old town in Austria. It was a decoration attached with an iron spike to the door or wall of an urban villa. Bronze objects were usually melted down for later reuse, so it is rare for one of this size to survive. … Read the full post →"Roman bronze miniature ship’s prow found in Austria"

One of the most famous objects in Norse mythology, Mjlnir was the hammer wielded by Thor, god of storms and thunder, and was his most potent weapon in battles against the enemies of gods and humans. But Mjlnir represented more than severe weather and violence. In the extant myths of the Norse people and in the archaeological record alike, Mjlnir seems to have had several meanings. From its creation...

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The first complete copy of the Ptolemaic-era Canopus Decree to be found in 150 years has been discovered in Egypt. The last one was discovered at Kom el-Hisn in the western Nile delta in 1881. The recently-discovered sandstone stele was unearthed at the Tell el-Pharaeen site in the Sharqia governorate, 80 miles east of Kom … Read the full post →"Complete but unilingual Canopus Decree stele found in Egypt"

ANCASH, PERU—According to a report by the Andina News Agency, a unique sculptural ceramic vessel […] The post Sculpted Warrior Vessel Linked to Sacred Peruvian Solar Rituals appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, ceramic vessels, Chankillo, Chankillo Archaeoastronomical Complex, elite, Patazca style, Peru, solar observatory, Warriors

BULQIZA, ALBANIA—Albanian archaeologists made a surprising discovery near the city of Bulqiza after locals notified […] The post First-Ever Monumental Roman Tomb Unearthed in Albania appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Albania, Bulqiza, Gelliano, Illyricum, roman tomb

DOMASLAW, POLAND—Phys.org reports than an unusual necklace made from insects may have been intended as […] The post Beetle Necklace May Have Been a Funerary Gift for Deceased Child appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, beetles, Child burial, cremation urn, Domaslaw, Hallstatt, necklace, Poland, Urnfield culture